Puzzle #55

by Jim Sherman

         
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A.   Douglas Casey: "Foreign aid might be defined as
a transfer from ___" (6 wds followed by C)

B.   A hair removal technique

C.   (5 wds, see A)

D.   Speed necessary for a rocket to break away from
Earth`s gravity (2 wds)

E.   Plutarch anthology

F.   She was a red hot hoochie-coocher (3 wds)

G.   Xenophon`s defense of Socrates

H.   Mystery writer Marsh

I.   Frank Sinatra song (3 wds)

J.   Mason Cooley: "The self-righteous feel no need to
be charming, and thus double their ____"

K.   Mill and Bentham

L.   Of interest

M.   Spiritual (6 wds)

N.   Bob Seger song (3 wds)

O.   Victorinox`s most famous product (3 wds)

P.   1942 Cagney movie (3 wds)

Q.   Frederick Forsyth novel (2 wds with "The")

R.   A type of drug test

S.   An abusive woman

T.   Requiring no exertion

U.   Divided roads for high-speed trafic

V.   Florence Nightingale`s sobriquet (4 wds with "The")